20 Quotes by Scott Hartnell

We were paying the price but the puck wasn't going in for us. (Auld) played well.

Brand new ice contributed to that. It usually takes a week or two to kind of get back in game shape and the puck's not bouncing around and stuff. Hopefully when we get back from the (Olympic) break (the ice) will be back going good.

The shots we had were right there, point blank and tonight we buried them.

Now I have an excuse to grow a beard.

They've got a lot of good skaters who can put the puck in the net. They're a hard-working team and they've been winning left and right. They're one of those teams that you almost don't want to face in the first round because they've been so hot lately.

It's just something that you do when you get to the playoffs.

It's cool to do this. I didn't think it would happen in this game. I've had a lot of two-goal games. You always wonder if you are ever going to do it. Getting three goals in an NHL game might be a once in a lifetime thing, but getting the win is so much more important.

They could be a second- or third-round opponent in the playoffs, and knowing we can come in here and win is a big mental boost for everyone. We believe we can win against the best teams in the league and that's nice to know come playoff time.

I know we've got another level. We showed it the last few minutes of that game, and I know we can do it. We've got to believe in each other and keep going.